Scholastic

Account Executive, Western Missouri/Kansas

Scholastic$80K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of educational-related experience required.
  • 1+ years of strategic sales experience generating and closing large opportunities.
  • Proven ability to meet sales targets and annual goals.
  • Demonstrated track record of establishing relationships with high-level customers.
  • Successful history of enhancing customer experience.
  • Preference for candidates with pre-existing relationships in the educational sector.
  • Bachelor's degree or higher preferred.
  • Solid understanding of academic curriculum.
  • Proficient with MS Office, CRM, and sales software.
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills to build relationships across all levels.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve assigned sales goals.
  • Lead initiatives within identified school districts.
  • Cultivate strong relationships with stakeholders.
  • Conduct meetings with customers to address concerns and gaps.
  • Develop and maintain district contacts to foster growth.
  • Compile comprehensive account reports to identify business opportunities.
  • Regularly engage with accounts to position and sell products, including managing RFPs.
  • Generate and manage expectations within assigned accounts to expand reach.
  • Qualify new opportunities and assess closure probabilities.
  • Document all sales activities accurately in the CRM system.
  • Maintain extensive product knowledge to compete effectively.
  • Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including a $0 deductible medical plan.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with Roth and traditional options.
  • Tuition-free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees.
  • Generous parental leave policy.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount on stock.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

THIS POSITION IS BASED IN TERRITORY OF WESTERN MISSOURI/KANSAS. Successful candidates must be based in the territory.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking to hire an energetic Account Executive with educational publishing experience who can partner with schools and communities to extend literacy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Achieve assigned goal
  • Serves as the Lead for all identified districts
  • Develops intimate relationships with all stakeholders throughout the accounts
  • Meets with customers to discuss areas of concern and gaps
  • Develops district contacts and cultivates relationships at all levels that enhances Scholastic's position which leads to major growth within designated accounts
  • Compiles account information on organizational structure (parent and subsidiaries), buying process, compensation process, existing products/tools to produce a prospective business report identifying potential business activities necessary to close accounts
  • Maintains regular contact with account base, and increases revenue from positioning and demonstrating new and existing products, preparing appropriate RFPs, and closing the sale
  • Generates, develops, manages, and communicates expectations within assigned accounts as well as increases scope of penetration within each account
  • Qualifies new opportunities and prospects, dimensions the size of opportunities and articulates probabilities of closure
  • Maintains complete and accurate documentation in company's CRM module for all activity
  • Maintains broad knowledge of company products and their capabilities versus the strengths/weaknesses of competitive products
  • Travel up to 60%


Some benefits that we offer:
  • Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
  • Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
  • Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
  • Generous Parental Leave Program
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount


Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

#LI-MV1

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)

  • 10 + educational related experiences
  • 1 + years selling strategically across territory generating and closing large opportunities
  • Achieve sales responsibility and annual goal.
  • Proven track record of selling and developing relationship with high-level customers
  • Demonstrable success in driving highest levels of Customer Experience
  • Preference for candidates with well established relationships
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher level degree preferable
  • Knowledge of Academic Curriculum
  • Proficiency with MS Office software; experience with Sales Automation, Customer Relationship Management or Web-based software programs
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including oral presentation skills
  • Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills with peers, superiors (across functions and throughout the company), and customer


Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Job Family Group:

Sales

Location Region/State:

New York

Compensation Range:

Annual Salary: 80,000.00 - 95,000.00

About Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education and media company known for publishing, selling, and distributing books and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children. Products are distributed to schools and districts, to consumers through the schools via reading clubs and fairs, and through retail stores and online sales. The company also has a substantial presence in television and video, licensing and consumer products, and is a leading provider of educational materials online and in print. Scholastic also publishes instructional reading and writing programs, and offers professional learning and consultancy services for school improvement.
Learn more about Scholastic
Size
6,800 employees
Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$61 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
-1.2%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
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